Jeremy Allen White is ‘Gonna Try’ to Sing in Bruce Springsteen Biopic
Jeremy Allen White will play Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere. Apparently, the Emmy Award-winning actor will also sing in the film.
White spoke with Variety while on the red carpet of the season three premiere event for The Bear when the Springsteen film came up in conversation. When asked if he wanted to sing in the film, White responded, “We’re gonna try. We’re gonna try out best.”
The actor was also asked if he met or spoken with Springsteen in the lead-up to filming. So far, the actor and music icon haven’t met face-to-face, but they have “communicated a little bit through some other people.” However, White gave the impression that once scheduling logistics are worked out, he will have the opportunity to meet The Boss.
White was first confirmed to be portraying Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere in April. As previously reported, the film is about the making of Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska. This film will be an adaptation of the 2023 book Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska by Warren Zanes.
In recent weeks, more cast members for Deliver Me From Nowhere have been confirmed. On June 10, Deadline reported that Emmy Award-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser had been cast as Mike Batlan, who is Springsteen’s longtime guitar tech. On June 20, Deadline also reported that Odessa Young has also been cast in the film, with the outlet’s sources saying Young will play Springsteen’s love interest in the film.
Details on New Bruce Springsteen Concert Documentary
On top of Deliver Me From Nowhere, news broke in May that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the subject of a new concert documentary from Disney+ and Hulu.
Per Springsteen’s website, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band is slated to premiere in October. The doc will contain “unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access” to The Boss’ 2023-24 tour with the E Street Band, including rehearsal footage and a look at how Springsteen crafts a setlist.
The documentary’s announcement boasts, “In this way, it serves as an essential and never-before-seen chapter in an autobiographical series spanning Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run,’ ‘Springsteen on Broadway,’ and the films ‘Western Stars’ and ‘Letter to You.'”
Directing Road Diary is Thom Zimny, who has been a longtime collaborator of Springsteen’s and has also directed Springsteen on Broadway and Western Stars. As expected, the concert documentary will feature unique, professionally shot footage of Springsteen’s current tour with the E Street Band, as well as sitdown interviews and commentary from the band.
